2001 Illinois State Redbirds football team

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2001 Illinois State Redbirds football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record2–9 (2–5 Gateway)
Head coach
MVP Boomer Grigsby, Willie Watts
Home stadium Hancock Stadium
Seasons
←  2000
2002  →
2001 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^  6 –1   11 –3  
No. 12 Western Kentucky ^  5 –2   8 –4  
No. 15 Youngstown State  5 –2   8 –3  
Western Illinois  4 –3   5 –5  
Southwest Missouri State  3 –4   6 –5  
Indiana State  2 –5   3 –8  
Illinois State  2 –5   2 –9  
Southern Illinois  1 –6   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Denver Johnson and played their home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois. The Redbirds finished the season with an overall record of 2–9 and a record of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Gateway. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Western Michigan *No. 16
L 7–4833,976 [2]
September 8at Murray State *No. 21
L 17–322,661 [3]
September 15No. 11 Eastern Illinois *
 Canceled [4]
September 22 Southeast Missouri State *
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 33–387,027 [5]
September 29No. 19 Southwest Texas State *
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 13–2012,461 [6]
October 6at Southern Illinois
L 17–239,830 [7]
October 13No. 14 Western Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 23–336,777 [8]
October 20at No. 5 Youngstown State
L 30–4419,171 [9]
October 27No. 11 Northern Iowa Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 42–1410,173 [10]
November 3No. 7 Western Kentucky
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 14–586,493 [11]
November 10 Indiana State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 31–175,669 [12]
November 17at Southwest Missouri State
L 31–485,540 [13]

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References

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